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Indications: - irritable bowel syndrome - food intolerance - bacterial overgrowth syndrome [3] Procedure: - overnight fast (8-12 hours) - methane in expired gas may be tested in addition to hydrogen in expired gas - baseline measurement & measurement every 15, 30 or 60 minutes for 2-3 hours after administration of fuctose, glucose, sucrose, lactose or lactulose

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  1. Wikipdedia: Hydrogen Breath Test http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_breath_test
  2. Simren M, Stotzer PO Use and abuse of hydrogen breath tests. Gut. 2006 Mar; 55(3): 297-303 PMID: 16474100 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1856094/
  3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015
  4. Hydrogen Breath Test University of Michigan Health System http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/umhbt.htm

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hydrogen breath test fructose; fructose challenge hydrogen breath test gluvose; glucose breath test; glucose challenge hydrogen breath test lactose; lactose challenge hydrogen breath test lactulose; lactulose challenge hydrogen breath test sucrose; sucrose challenge